Gertrude Winifred Taylor (b. 1882/3) was a British author of novels and history.
Life
editShe was born in 1882/3 into a large family in London and educated at Notting Hill High School. She studied modern history at St Hilda’s College, Oxford from 1899 – 1902[1] and eventually received her degree in 1920.[2]
With her friend and fellow Oxford graduate Dorothy Katherine Broster, Taylor wrote two novels: Chantermarle: A Romance of the Vendean War (1911) and The Vision Splendid (1913).[3][4] Her solo works included religious plays and a university novel, The Pearl (1917), which explores issues of class and gender in the religious experience of an Oxford undergraduate.[5] She also finished a history begun by her late brother Frank, which was published as The Wars of Marlborough 1702 – 1709 (1921). She also worked as a teacher.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bogen, Anna (2024-08-01). "Introduction: The Pearl". Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part I Key Texts. Vol. 4: The Pearl. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-24379-4.
- ^ Oxford University Gazette Vol. 51 1920–1921. 1921. p. 133.
- ^ Kemp, Sandra; Mitchell, Charlotte; Trotter, David (1997). Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-811760-5.
- ^ Sage, Lorna (1999-09-30). The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. Cambridge University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-521-66813-2.
- ^ Bogen, Anna (2024-08-01). Women's University Narratives, 1890-1945, Part I Vol 1: Key Texts. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-24458-6.